WACO, Texas (KWTX) - A Mexican national who stabbed his wife’s lover during a fight in 2023 was sentenced to 12 years in prison Wednesday.

Jurors in Waco’s 19 th State District Court deliberated about 90 minutes before finding Santiago Bustamante, 32, guilty of one count of second-degree felony aggravated assault, while acquitting him on a second count that involved his wife, who was cut while trying to intervene in the fight.

Bustamante, of Guanajuato, Mexico, elected to have Judge Thomas West assess his punishment instead of the jury. He faced a maximum of 20 years in prison and must serve half of his sentence before he can seek parole.

After his release, he faces deportation to Mexico, officials said. He will be given credit for the 810 days he has spent in the McLennan County J

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